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kingdom come
kingdom comen. Informal 1. The next world: a bomb that could blow us to kingdom come.2. The end of time: You can complain till kingdom come, but it won't help.
[From the phrase thy kingdom come, in the Lord's Prayer.]kingdom come n 1. the next world; life after death 2. informal the end of the world (esp in the phrase until kingdom come) 3. informal unconsciousness or death king′dom come′
n. the hereafter; heaven. [1775–85; extracted from the phrase Thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | kingdom come - the next world; "he nearly blew us to kingdom come"afterlife, hereafter - life after death | | 2. | kingdom come - the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care"future, futurity, time to come, hereafter - the time yet to come |
kingdom come
kingdom come1. The end of time. Although you don't have to pay for medical care in this country, you'll sometimes be waiting until kingdom come to receive elective treatment. My wife and her sister will talk on the phone until kingdom come if nothing interrupts them!2. Heaven; the afterlife. Often used humorously, the phrase is taken from the Lord's Prayer. You all need to be very careful not to blow us to kingdom come while doing this experiment in the lab.See also: come, kingdomkingdom come
Words related to kingdom comenoun the next worldRelated Wordsnoun the end of timeRelated Words- future
- futurity
- time to come
- hereafter
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